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According to the concept of transformational evolution, first clearly articulated by Lamarck, evolution consists of the gradual transformation of organisms from one condition of existence to another.

~Ernst Mayr

Topics: According Another Clearly Concept Condition Consists Evolution Existence First Gradual Organisms Transformation

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The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations.

~Ernst Mayr

Topics: Change Claim Claimed Does Evolutionary Founder Geneticist Major Most Novelty Occur Rapid Small Species Theory Widespread

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New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation.

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Topics: Because Every Evolution Gene Generation Give Individuals New Next Next Generation Place Pools Produced Rise Successful Takes

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Life is simply the reification of the process of living.

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Topics: Life Living Process Simply

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All I claimed was that when a drastic change occurs, it occurs in a relatively small and isolated population.

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Topics: Change Claimed Drastic Isolated Occurs Population Relatively Small

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As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification.

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Topics: Adaptation Change Consequence Consists Diversification Evolution Fact Gene Geneticist Ignoring Phenomena Quite Separate Simply Totally Two

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Evolution thus is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection.

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Topics: Certain Contingent Darwin Evolution Merely Processes Selection Thus Variation

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I did not claim that speciation occurs only in founder populations.

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Topics: Claim Did Founder Occurs Only

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I had found again and again that the most aberrant population of a species - often having reached species rank, and occasionally classified even as a separate genus - occurred at a peripheral location, indeed usually at the most isolated peripheral location.

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Topics: Again Classified Even Found Had Having Indeed Isolated Location Most Occasionally Occurred Often Peripheral Population Rank Reached Separate Species

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In those early years in New York when I was a stranger in a big city, it was the companionship and later friendship which I was offered in the Linnean Society that was the most important thing in my life.

~Ernst Mayr

Topics: Big Big City City Companionship Early Early Years Friendship Important Important Thing Later Life Most Most Important Thing My Life New New York Offered Society Stranger The Most Important Thing Those Which Years York

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Scientist

Born: July 5th, 1904

Died: February 3rd, 2005

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